King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa
مجمع الملك عبد العزيز لكسوة الكعبة المشرفة
The official workshop that weaves the black silk and gold-embroidered covering of the Kaaba each year. Visitors can see the silk weaving and gold and silver thread embroidery.
The Kiswa, the covering of the Kaaba, is woven here each year from about 670 kilograms of black silk and over 100 kilograms of gold and silver thread. It is replaced on the Kaaba on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic calendar. Visitors can see the dyeing, machine weaving and hand embroidery of Quranic verses, and the exhibition hall displays fragments of old coverings. Visits usually require advance booking through the official website or a travel agency. Admission is free, and the factory is located beside the Two Holy Mosques Museum.
Opening hours
By reservation; daytime Sunday–Thursday
Nearby sights
- Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture
- Makkah Museum (Al-Zaher Palace)
- Masjid Aisha (Masjid at-Taneem)
- Masjid al-Haram & Kaaba
- Abraj Al Bait (Makkah Clock Royal Tower)
- Mosque of the Jinn
- Jannat al-Mu'alla
- Jabal al-Nour & Hira Cave